Welcome to PUTNEY STUDENT TRAVEL

High School and Middle School Summer Programs Abroad Since 1951

For 64 years, Putney Student Travel has offered high school and middle school students the opportunity and insight to shape their world through travel, unique cultural engagement, friendship, and fun. Our summer programs for high school and middle school students include community service, language immersion, adventure travel, pre-college enrichment, and global awareness.

We believe that an essential component of every young person’s education is passionate engagement with the world in the company of carefully selected peers–an experience that goes far beyond looking out the window of a teen tour bus. We offer summer programs in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania.

In the winter months, our Directors will be traveling around the country to meet with interested families in the homes of Putney alumni. Attending a presentation with your family is a great way to learn more about what makes our … Continue reading →

Putney Student Travel leaders and Putney Pre-College instructors come from all walks of life. They distinguish themselves in fields ranging from the arts and athletics to journalism, law, medicine, and international development. Collectively, our leaders from Summer 2013 held degrees from … Continue reading →

Based in the lively cultural capital of Havana, this program allows participants to witness history in the making as the long freeze in Cuba – U.S. relations begins to thaw. Explore this fascinating, rapidly changing country through the lens of a field-based workshop, emphasizing active engagement and interaction with the Cuban people.

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Memories and Advice from Community Service Tanzania

Hamjambo! (“Hello” in Swahili) As we prepare for our twenty-first summer in Tanzania, we recently caught up with several alumni of our Community Service Tanzania program. Check out what they had to say about their most memorable Putney experiences, and … Continue reading →

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Hamjambo! (“Hello” in Swahili) As we prepare for our twenty-first summer in Tanzania, we recently caught up with several alumni of our Community Service Tanzania program. Check out what they had to say about their most memorable Putney experiences, and the advice they have for future Tanzania participants. You can also get a glimpse of our Community Service Tanzania program through our video (featuring Dylan Posner ’13 — more from Dylan below) or the 2014 program blog. Danny Feinberg, Community Service Tanzania ’07 Pitzer College ’13; Fulbright Scholar, Madrid, … Continue reading →